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LiberalEsto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 10:11 AM
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Bye bye, "Boondocks"
The Washington Post announced today in its Reliable Source column that Aaron McGruder, creator of "The Boondocks" comic strip, is taking a six-month leave from doing the strip. Boondocks is carried in 350 papers. The last original strip will appear March 26.

"Every well needs occasional refreshing," is what McGruder wrote to papers that carry the comic strip.
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marmar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 10:12 AM
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1. Temporarily, bye bye.
He'll be back.
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Nikki Stone 1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 10:12 AM
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2. One of my faves. I hope it's only 6 months.
You don't think he's been politically pressured, do you?
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FSogol Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 10:17 AM
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7. Nah, McGruder doesn't let anyone pressure him.
Have a good rest Aaron.
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 10:13 AM
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3. well maybe that means they'll be more episodes of his show on adult swim.
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mdmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 10:14 AM
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5. quickly becoming my fav toon
:kick:
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 10:18 AM
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8. the Christmas episode was the first one i saw and i couldn't believe it
how great is that show? Love it! Between that and Aqua teen hunger force i'm all set.
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mdmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 10:25 AM
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11. haven't watched aqua teen
is it a comedy?:kick:
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EOTE Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 10:27 AM
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15. Yeah, it is.
It's kind of a parody of those crime solving cartoons sponsored by fast food restaurants and such. The show started off with them solving mysteries, but has kind of changed into a bizarre Seinfeldesque show about nothing. Very weird, but very funny.
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 10:30 AM
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18. Masta Shake destroys me, hilarious.
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xultar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 10:45 AM
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21. I'm a Meatwad fan. HE cracks me up. Reminds me of my brother.
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mdmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 10:45 AM
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22. does it have a talking shake and biggie fries?
I think that I have seen it.
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 10:47 AM
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24. yup, thats the one.
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mdmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 11:01 AM
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26. I'll have to give it another look
:kick:
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 10:29 AM
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17. oh dear god it is the funniest cartoon ever, it's about 3 superheros
that are food, a giant order of fries, a big meatball and a shake, it sounds ridiculous but i swear it is just absolutely hilarious. If you have comcast cable it's available on-demand for free.
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xultar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 10:43 AM
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20. OK, I have to admit I lke ATHF but I don't know why. I guess I
don't get it.

Can you help me. Like the show when Frylock got transported up to the alien ship and they kept trying to melt him. Those 2 aliens cracked me up.

But overall I don't get the show. I know it doesn't make sense for me to watch something that I don't get but it cracks me up. Meatwad reminds me of my little brother somehow. I don't know.

Can you just help a sistah understand ATHF?
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 10:46 AM
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23. i don't really get it either but i guess we both kind of do
it mostly makes no sense but you just take each episode as it's own show, they never seem linked. the one constant usually is that their neighbor Carl is going to die at the end of each one.
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FranzFerdinand Donating Member (284 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 10:55 AM
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25. you're not smoking enough weed...
that usually helps understand ATHF...
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EOTE Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 10:25 AM
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10. Love that toon.
Never have I seen a cartoon so consistently brilliant. I'm a big Simpsons fan, but I think that the Simpsons, Family Guy and American Dad all pale in comparison to what Boondocks has been putting out on a regular basis. It's so rare to see a cartoon that tackles important issues both intelligently and in such a hilarious manner. John Witherspoon and Regina King do such an awesome job with their voice work and the guest spots with Mos Def, Samuel Jackson and others are consistently top notch. If there was a toon award show, Boondocks should win top honors.
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 10:26 AM
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12. i love the Simpsons as well but i think it's like comparing apples and
oranges.
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mdmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 10:27 AM
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13. "I'm not sayin a white man can't roast a pig."
Kick
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ewagner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 10:28 AM
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16. Excellent
I watch Boondocks regularly....

Aqua teen is getting a bit stale for me....

I miss Sumari Champloo though...interesting plots and some mind-bending turns....
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FSogol Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 10:16 AM
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6. Cartoon Network already asked for 20 more episodes
to go along with the original 15 (only 10-11 have been shown so far).
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 10:18 AM
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9. I'm really glad to hear that.
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mdmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 10:27 AM
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14. awesome
:kick:
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mdmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 10:14 AM
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4. I love that strip
:kick:
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myrna minx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 10:31 AM
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19. Recharge your batteries Mr. McGruger and return to us soon.
We need you. :loveya:
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noonwitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 11:06 AM
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27. I like the comic strip, but not the cartoon
I don't know why, but I just don't like the cartoon.
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latebloomer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 03:54 PM
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30. I couldn't get into the cartoon either
Watched a few episodes, and stopped. I love the strip, though-- I guess I was expecting the cartoon to be more overtly political.
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mdmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 03:29 PM
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28. on more kick
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mattclearing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 03:39 PM
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29. He's probably going to take a break and then work on the tv show.
Good for him...the TV show is at least as important, even if it doesn't get as much exposure.

His Return of the King episode was the best thing I've seen on tv all year.
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mdmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-02-06 12:25 PM
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31. rest well, Aaron!
:kick:
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